Antonyms for surrendering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : suh-ren-der

Phonetic Transcription : səˈrɛn dər

Definition of surrendering

Origin : early 15c., "to give (something) up," from Old French surrendre "give up, deliver over" (13c.), from sur- "over" (see sur-) + rendre "give back" (see render). Reflexive sense of "to give oneself up" (especially as a prisoner) is from 1580s. Related: Surrendered; surrendering.

verb give up; resign

Example sentences :

One cannot acquire it, except by surrendering everything that one has.
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

He had no thought of surrendering, but would it not be best to retreat?
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various

The chief argument for surrendering the province was ominous of the future.
Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Paul Elmer More

You 'd say at once: 'Show me what rights I 'm surrendering; let me know the terms of the agreement.'
Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever

He had no wish to provoke a conflict, but he had no thought of surrendering the refugee.
Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan

Again he laughed, surrendering all his consciousness to the warm magic of her spell.
Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell

He waved his hand to me, and surrendering his horse to a hostler, entered the house.
Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray

Looking back, I am never able to forgive myself for surrendering.
Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various

He flung his arms across the table, surrendering to his sobs.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various

He was in favor of surrendering all the forts to the States in which they were located.
Extract from : « Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 » by Abner Doubleday

Synonyms for surrendering

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